Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
In research, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,205 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,255 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #21,511 of 28,054 · #15,878 all time
- Rank in Iceland
- #6 of 8
- Research works
- 504 ▲ 38% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 14k 28.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 18.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 47% world 28%
What is Marine and Freshwater Research Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #10,205 of 21,541 | 19.0% | 380 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #3,255 of 6,208 | 17.7% | 281 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine and Freshwater Research Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
What does Marine and Freshwater Research Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Environmental ScienceField · 43.5 works12×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 11.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 6.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Marine and Freshwater Research Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, Gísli A. Víkingsson, Christophe Pampoulie and Ástþór Gíslason lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.
- 1 Gísli A. Víkingsson Iceland · #437,899 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
- 2 Christophe Pampoulie Iceland · #814,765 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
- 3 Ástþór Gíslason Iceland · #829,772 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
- 4 Héðinn Valdimarsson Iceland · #986,946 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
- 5 Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson Iceland · #1,095,298 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
- 6 Andreas Macrander Iceland · #1,348,930 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Marine and Freshwater Research Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Conservation, Invasive Species, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Fish Population Dynamics and Marine Fisheries.
- Nutrition
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- DNA Barcoding
- Marine Biodiversity
- Ocean Acidification
- Fisheries
- Oyster Reefs
- Ecosystem Services
- Genetic Diversity
- Marine Mammals
- Acoustic Communication
- Food Security
- Environmental Impact
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Conservation Challenges
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Marine Fisheries
- Ecosystem Management
- Invasive Species
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Conservation
- Trophic Cascades
- Fish Population Dynamics
- Population Dynamics
- Aquaculture
- Flow Regulation
- Sustainability
- Biogeography
- Biodiversity
- Anthropogenic Noise
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Marine Environment
- Bivalve Molluscs
- Marine Ecosystems
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Benthic Communities
- Phylogeny
- Morphology
- Freshwater
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change29▲ 14×26 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 252×2 topics
- Conservation10▲ 31×8 topics
- Invasive Species10▲ 31×8 topics
- Trophic Cascades10▲ 138×2 topics
- Ecosystem Management9▲ 209×2 topics
- Fish Population Dynamics9▲ 299×1 topic
- Marine Fisheries9▲ 299×1 topic
- Population Dynamics9▲ 47×6 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 190×2 topics
- Aquaculture8▲ 39×6 topics
- Conservation Challenges8▲ 211×1 topic
- Flow Regulation8▲ 211×1 topic
- Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 46×2 topics
- Sustainability6▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Environmental Impact5▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Biogeography4▲ 24×3 topics
- Food Security4▲ 11×5 topics
- Biodiversity4▲ 8.0×11 topics
- Acoustic Communication4▲ 109×2 topics
- Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 190×1 topic
- Marine Mammals4▲ 190×1 topic
- Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 70×2 topics
- Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×3 topics
- Marine Environment4▲ 38×3 topics
- Ecosystem Services4▲ 14×3 topics
- Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 179×1 topic
- Oyster Reefs4▲ 179×1 topic
- Marine Ecosystems4▲ 95×2 topics
- Fisheries4▲ 123×2 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 24×4 topics
- Ocean Acidification3▲ 60×3 topics
- Benthic Communities3▲ 72×2 topics
- Marine Biodiversity3▲ 72×2 topics
- Phylogeny3▲ 27×3 topics
- DNA Barcoding3▲ 24×4 topics
- Morphology3▲ 23×2 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×3 topics
- Freshwater3▲ 73×2 topics
- Nutrition3▲ 8.2×2 topics
Which research topics does Marine and Freshwater Research Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
- 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
- 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
- 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
- 5 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
- 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
- 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
- 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
- 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Marine and Freshwater Research Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.